Tawainna Anderson sued TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance after her daughter Nylah in 2021 attempted the blackout challenge using a purse strap hung in her mother's closet.
The "blackout challenge" was one of the most dangerous trends to hit TikTok back in 2021. While it's not a new concept, the ...
(Reuters) - TikTok Inc won dismissal of a lawsuit accusing it of causing the death of a 10-year-old girl by promoting a deadly "blackout challenge" that encouraged people to choke themselves on ...
The "blackout challenge" swept TikTok in 2021, and experts have been warning users not to try it since the early 2000s.
In July 2022, a lawsuit surrounding the deaths ... and tablet and found that she had been watching blackout challenge videos.) Although TikTok has previously denied that the challenge is ...
New Jersey officials are warning parents about the persistent, dangerous and sometimes deadly TikTok “blackout challenge” ...
As expected, TikTok said it will file a lawsuit seeking to block the U.S.’s legislation — set to be signed into law Wednesday ...
In December 2021, 10-year-old Nylah Anderson attempted the blackout challenge and died after being found unconscious in her room. Her mother sued TikTok in May 2022.
TikTok is gearing up a legal fight against a potential U.S. law banning the app, with plans to challenge it in court on First ...